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Published: 18 March 2024

HMICS Assurance Review of Online Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation - 12 March 2024

Report Summary

This report provides members of the Policing Performance Committee with assurance as to Police Scotland’s continued efforts to tackle the threat, risk and harm posed by Online Child Sexual Abuse & Exploitation. This includes our relentless focus on perpetrators, our commitment to protecting and safeguarding children, our aim to safely exploit technology as well as our outward looking preventative and partnership working across the UK, Europe and globally.

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Meeting

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Policing Performance Committee - 12 March 2024

Date : 12 March 2024

Location : online


PURPOSE

To provide Members with assurance as to Police Scotland’s continued efforts to tackle the threat, risk and harm posed by Online Child Sexual Abuse & Exploitation. This includes our relentless focus on perpetrators, our commitment to protecting and safeguarding children, our aim to safely exploit technology as well as our outward looking preventative and partnership working across the UK, Europe and globally.

An overview is provided of progress made by Police Scotland in response to the Recommendations made by HMICS in its Strategic Review of Police Scotland’s Response to Online Child Sexual Abuse & Exploitation published in February 2020 and its subsequent progress review, HMICS’ Review of Online Child Sexual Abuse, published in August 2021.

Members are invited to discuss the content of the report.


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